词汇 | derogate from something |
释义 | derogate from somethingderogate from something phrasal verbphr v formal a) IMPORTANT#to make something seem less important or less good 贬低,贬损,有损于 Louis XIV clearly thought it derogated from his dignity as a ruler. 路易十四显然认为这有损于他作为统治者的尊严。 b) to ignore a responsibility or duty 违背〔责任〕;玩忽〔职守〕 Examples from the Corpus derogate from • The law does not allow a man to derogate from his grant.• Parker J: The plaintiffs ... relied on the maxim that no one can be allowed to derogate from his own grant.• There is a long-standing presumption that Acts of Parliament are not intended to derogate from the requirements of international law. → derogate from something at derogate(1) |
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